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R&D outsourcing strategies

October 24, 2003
Research and Development CRO, contract research, contract research organisation

The R&D and sales and marketing functions of major pharma companies are suffering from declining productivity. To date, the industry's …

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AstraZeneca sets aside $350m in fraud case

October 24, 2003

AstraZeneca has set aside $350 million to cover costs relating to its alleged defrauding of the US Medicare and Medicaid …

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Take-off for e-detailing?

October 24, 2003
Sales and Marketing e-detailing

It started last autumn with a complaint. An anonymous GP protested to the ABPI's Prescription Medicines Code of Practice Authority …

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The Persuaders

October 24, 2003
Sales and Marketing sales, sales force

Long time the province of Steve Coogan (grrr, I'm a tiger) and, more recently, Ricky Gervais in 'The Office', sales …

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Keeping an eye on the incubators

October 24, 2003
Research and Development CRO, contract research, contract research organisation

Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly outsourcing their clinical trials to contract research organisations (CROs). There are more than 1,000 CROs world-wide, …

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Need a replacement? Consider the options

October 24, 2003
Business Services interim management, recruitment

When looking to replace someone in a key, high-value role, the recruitment process can often be put in place without …

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CRM – how to do it right

October 24, 2003
Sales and Marketing CRM, customer relationship management

Management wants a single view of all customers and all products, reps want a single view of the customer they …

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Strings attached for PCTs’

October 24, 2003

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Parlez-vous business?

October 23, 2003
Sales and Marketing marketing

There is no doubt about it – the world really is getting smaller. Multinational companies continue to expand and it …

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Pharmafocus e-detailing survey

October 23, 2003
Sales and Marketing e-detailing, survey

The e-detailing survey has now closed and the winner in the prize draw will be notified in due course.The results …

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Campaigning for awareness

October 23, 2003
Medical Communications disease awareness campaigns

With the vast number of different stakeholders involved in the healthcare sector, trying to pin down a strict definition of …

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The way forward for clinical research

October 23, 2003
Research and Development NICE, clinical research, healthcare

Clinical investigators in drug development have made enormous contributions to the advancement of healthcare over the last 25 years, and …

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Do as I say, not as I do?

October 23, 2003
Research and Development management, pay, pharma

The new regulations requiring companies to put their remuneration committee reports to shareholder vote is starting to have a significant …

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Union discontent over NHS pay deal

October 23, 2003

Three major healthcare worker unions have expressed their dissatisfaction with the Government pay deal for more than a million NHS …

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Dry pipelines undermining EMEA

October 23, 2003

A dramatic drop in new drug applications is now threatening Europe's medicines regulator the EMEA with a financial crisis, and …

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SP website promotes rheumatoid arthritis guidance

October 23, 2003

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Salt and water undermine $33bn hypertension market

October 23, 2003

A new study claims that generic salt and water diuretics work as well as two of the biggest selling anti-hypertension …

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McClellan pledges DTC clampdown

October 23, 2003

Mark McClellan the newly appointed FDA Chief Commissioner has pledged to clamp down on misleading US direct to consumer advertising …

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Merck to file cholesterol combination in 2003

October 23, 2003

Merck has revealed its plans for double-digit growth for 2003 including a new cholesterol pill combining its blockbuster Zocor with …

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MCA modernises IT systems

October 23, 2003

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